Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-17
THE RUSSIAN BEAR GROWLS.
THE MAsSlNG OF THE ARMIES ON
 THE FRONTIER.

It Causes Increased Excitement in Aus
 tria, while the Cxar's Attitude Remains
 Defiant-He Neither Desires Nor Fears
 war-Germany Wants More Soldiers.
 VIENNA, Dec E.-At the opening of the Bourse yesterday there was almost panic on the announcement being made that Premier von Tisza of Hungary had been summoned to attend council of ministers at Vienna. Later, the Journal de St. Peters bourg's article disclaiming Russia's responsi- bility for the present state of affairs in Europe helped the recovery of the market. Still, Austrian and Hungarian securities c o>ed at a decline of 11x to 2 per cent.
 PEsTH, Dec. 1.-The Austrian press are unanimously of the opinion that the article published in the St. Petersburg Official Mil itary Gazette in relation to the military preparations of the powers has greatly in- creased the acuteness of the situation.
 The Pesther Lloyd says Austria must make military preparations involving large ex- pense. The paper also states that it is un- true that Roumania will, in the event of war, place two army corps on the Russian frontier. Roumania will in any event re- main neutral We'll informed persons be- ieve that Russia may threaten, but that she will not venture to challenge the triple alliance. ..-
 ST. PETERSBURG, Dec l7-The Official Military Gazette article favorably impressed the public mind as exactly expressing the national feeling. Russia neither desires nor fears war.
 The Journal de St. Petersburg says: "Every impartial judge will admit that Russia is not responsible for the continuous re-enforcements and the condition of armed peace"
 BERLIN, Dec. 17.-According to the Reichsanzeiger's version of Gen. Won Schell- endorff's speech on the military bill yester- day, the minister of war said that the object of the bill could be perfectly summed up in the words of the emperor on the opening of parliament, that the empire, by Gods help, should become so strong that it could meet every danger with calmness, from whatever quarter it might be attacked. The minister, continuing, said that danger threatened not from the warlike disposition of allied powers, for German people always leaned toward peace, but from attacks by other people. The empire was strong, and it had allies, but in war its might depended only upon its own strength. It must be made so powerful that it would be feared as foe and courted as an ally. The bill aimed to increase considerably the numerical strength of the army through extension of the term of service in the Landsturm. The additional strength given will be of great value, and with the physical hardness of the Germans no difficulty will be experi- enced in giving effect to the provisions of the bill. The Germans, he felt sure, would not be sparing of their powers when the time came for beating off the enemy
 PARIS, Dec. 17.-In the chamber of depu- ties yesterday Gen. Logerot, minister of war, asked military credit of II GOO, ,OOO francs, and was supported by the budget committee. The chamber, however, by a vote of 395 to 225, adopted an amendment by M. Brice granting only 4,OOO, ,UOO francs